Niannian took a step back and pointed at the paper figurines beside her, saying to the ghosts, "Go ahead. Those are all your extra meals. Eat them all. If you do this well, as long as there are such bad ghosts in the future, I'll throw them to you!"
Xiaotuanzi's idea was very simple.
The people of the Holy Cult seemed to like controlling these gods and ghosts so much. Then she would treat them in their own way.
Raising ghosts? She already had a group of obedient ghosts at hand. Why couldn't she use them?
These cute ghosts were so obedient and useful. If used well, they would be a great help.
Anyway, there was already an old ghost like Mr. Tu following her.
A few more hungry ghosts like these shouldn't be a problem, right?
She wouldn't use these ghosts to do bad things. Magic itself was neither good nor bad. As long as it was used for good deeds, the user was a good person.
Niannian wasn't taught to be a pedantic little Taoist. In her values, things were never inherently good or bad. It was the people who used them that made the difference.
Even the much - misunderstood witchcraft, if used well, could be a legitimate magic.
Even the most orthodox metaphysical Taoism, if misused, could become heresy.
"Is it really true, Little Celestial Master? Is it true? Are you telling the truth?"
One of the hungry ghosts' eyes lit up. Since they fell into this little dumpling's hands, they had been living a gloomy life.
Before, when they were in the bell, although they were sealed, after the bell cracked, they could occasionally crawl out to devour some lonely ghosts. Although the time they could get out was short and they would soon be caught back by the bell's seal, they were already very happy during that short period of freedom.
After their continuous efforts, the bell was finally damaged more and more seriously.
The time they could go out for freedom also became longer and longer.
Just when they were about to succeed, they fell into the hands of this little celestial master in front of them.
After that, they were beaten so badly.
Even though the formation on the bell was now in a complete mess and couldn't hold them at all, they still didn't dare to come out of the bell casually.
That bell was not a cage that imprisoned them; it was their life - saving bell!
It was also their home!
These ghosts had thought about surrendering, but at that time, Niannian didn't need them at all. Whenever they brought up this topic, Niannian would think they had some bad ideas and were trying to deceive her into harming others.
What awaited them were her little fists like a violent storm.
Last time, one of their ghost companions said that he wanted to follow the little celestial master, lay down his life and fight wherever she pointed. After that, he was grabbed by the arm by the little celestial master and spun three hundred times.
When the little angel stopped, that ghost was in a terrible state.
Today, they finally had a chance to be useful. The little angel also said that if they did this thing well today, they would have more ghosts to eat in the future!
How could they let such a good thing slip by? Absolutely not!
"It's true. I always keep my word and never lie. But even if I give you ghosts to eat in the future, I'll only give you those extremely evil bad ghosts. Don't even think about good ghosts."
After getting the affirmative answer, the hungry ghosts were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Looking at the paper figurines, their eyes even glowed green.
These were not just paper figurines, not just food!
They were the tickets to their freedom!
"Little Celestial Master, don't worry. We guarantee that we'll eat these ghosts up to the last bone fragment. Brothers, come with me! For the little angel and for freedom, charge!"
Finally having a chance to be useful, the evil ghosts worked extremely hard.
They opened their blood - red mouths wide and rushed towards the few paper figurines closest to Niannian.
Their bodies turned from solid to virtual and directly drilled into the paper figurines.
The paper figurines were filled with the souls of fierce ghosts. As soon as the hungry ghosts got in, they started to feast.
They bit wherever they touched, showing no mercy.
The speed of their chewing was incredibly fast.
After a quick devouring, only the empty shells of the paper figurines fell to the ground.
They were like robots that had run out of power and had become useless.
Shen Weixun, Luo Song, and Meng Chang, after seeing these hungry ghosts, started to move towards Niannian in a tacit way.
They had dispersed before to relieve the pressure on Xiaotuanzi. Now they gathered together to make it easier for these evil ghosts to quickly eat the souls in these paper figurines.
The old man watched his paper figurines fall one by one. These were all his painstaking efforts over the years. How could he not be anxious?
The most crucial thing was that they were on the top floor now. The only way out was blocked by Niannian and the others, and he, an old man, couldn't jump off the roof to escape.
These paper figurines were his confidence. If they were all gone, he would be like a turtle in a jar.
"Stop! Stop quickly!"
The old man was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Who would have thought that Niannian would carry so many hungry ghosts with her?
Hungry ghosts were not easy to find.
They were the ghosts of those who had been starved to death in their lifetimes and had extremely miserable death - looks.
Now that the country was peaceful and the people were living in plenty, every family could have enough to eat. How could there still be hungry ghosts?
He thought this kind of ghost had already become extinct.
"No way! You're a bad old man!"
When the old man showed his killing intent, Niannian had already labeled him as a bad person. Now she didn't even bother to be polite. She pouted and turned her head away.
She wasn't afraid that the hungry ghosts would disobey after eating the fierce ghosts.
No one wanted to be imprisoned in a paper figurine, and ghosts were no exception.
If these hungry ghosts turned against them and helped the paper - figurine maker, they would end up the same as these fierce ghosts in the end.
They would be crazy to jump from one fire pit into another.
"Ooh! Delicious, so delicious. These fierce ghosts have been refined. The Yin energy in their bodies is so pure!"
After eating four or five ghosts in a row, the hungry ghosts became more imposing. They felt a surge of power in their bodies, and even their emaciated figures seemed to have gained a little weight.
It was not common to see so many fierce ghosts gathered together, and the key was that they were all mindless.
Although they were ghosts that had lived for hundreds of years, their cultivation was still a bit lacking. If they usually met such fierce ghosts, they would only have the option to run, or they would be torn to pieces before they could even open their mouths.
Now they not only met them but also could eat to their hearts' content.
The hungry ghosts were so touched.
They silently removed the label of "great demon - head" for Niannian in their hearts and replaced it with the label of "great good person".
It was so cool, so cool. They hadn't eaten so heartily for a long time.
Woohoo~
Mom would never have to worry about them being hungry again!
Long live the little celestial master!
The little celestial master would be their only master from now on!
The hungry ghosts were obviously a bit crazy from eating. Seeing that there were only a few fierce - ghost paper figurines left, in order to eat more and show themselves in front of Niannian, there was even a faint tendency of infighting among them.